"Speech."
'Thoughts.'
Post Epilogue
Yuzuru Otonashi is the only one left, everyone else had passed on with their lives. The entire SSS had moved on with their lives. Otonashi was the only one left in the world, still it wasn't long before others came into this world as well. Otonashi welcomed them and soon tried his best to help anyone there move with their lives. Still it was lonely to be without the SSS members, and of course, it was heartbreaking to be without a certain someone, his Angel.
Otonashi was a proud member of the Afterlife Battlefront or the Shinda Sekai Sensen (SSS), which was an organization planning on taking over the afterlife by first getting rid of Angel/Kanade, and then becoming god of the world. That plan changed overtime, and the battlefront was officially disbanded when they all passed on, but he would always remember his fond memories with his friends. In a previous life, Otonashi had a cancer-stricken sister and a boring uncaring life. His sister died and his life turned worse, he died in a subway accident and reawoke in the afterlife sometime afterwards.
Otonashi had always admired Kanade Tachibana, she was his Angel. Still even she had to move on with her life and was probably reincarnated somewhere else. Kanade was special, even though she jammed a sharp blade into Otonashi's chest and basically murdered people without hesitation, Kanade was a skilled fighter and a loyal friend to the SSS. She was formerly regarded as the SSS's main enemy, as the student council president her job was to keep people in line with the rules of the school, she did a good job of that using abnormal abilities generated by a computer program known as Angel Player. She could generate blades from her arms, wings, which were just for decor, but still they helped, she could block bullets, move at incredible speeds and single-handedly defeat an army of opponents, including the entire SSS at once. The SSS even gave her the nickname Angel, out of her abnormal powers and emotionless exterior, she was regarded as an angel serving out god's deeds to eliminate people from the afterlife. As such that false accusation made her a prime target for the battlefront. After Otonashi came, that all changed and she soon became a good friend, and eventually Otonashi's love interest. She too had feelings for him, also being the heart donor for Otonashi's heart after his death. When Kanade passed on Otonashi was left devastated, the sorrow lessened with time, but he was still a little shaken. Otonashi was the last one, he agreed to become the new student body president and help those who would come into the world. It was an eternity, but he liked his job and he was confident to do it. Still if he only could see that face once more and hear those words would be happier, and he just might get his chance.
Otonashi sat in his office, the student council office, that he had visited many times over, it was his daily spot. Normally he'd just sit still and remember the times he had with his friends. They were all fun, Yuri, the fearless and strategic leader, Hinata, he was hilarious and loyal to the end, Naoi, well, he was unusual at times, but he was a friend, and all the other members. Of course, they were all probably happy in their new lives wherever they may be. Otonashi was the only one of them remaining. He had chosen to take over Kanade's position as the student body president, to have to same the same life as her, he now knew how lonely Kanade felt before. He remembered her saying that anyone who was friends with her disappeared, or rather passed on thanks to Kanade's help. That cycle continued with Otonashi. Perhaps it was for the best, Otonashi would sacrifice his life for Kanade and this was one form of it. Kanade no longer had the burden of being president.
Otonashi went out to the halls and picked up his favorite drink in the school, canned coffee, he drank it a lot, it seemed to remind him of his friends. Otonashi walked down the halls, he missed his times of running, jumping and adventure with the SSS. He looked out the window at the bright clear skies of the afterlife, then he looked downwards towards the many NPC's heading back home to their dorms, not very interesting, except…
Otonashi didn't know it was true. For a moment he didn't believe it, but he saw it. That long silver hair and white uniform with a brown skirt and white leggings, he knew those characteristics anywhere. 'Kanade? Kanade? But that's impossible.' Otonashi thought, he couldn't believe it. Once people moved on from the afterlife, they didn't come back, did they? "KANADE!" Otonashi screamed out, he made a beeline for the stairs nearby, they were the closest way down to where 'Kanade' was standing. Otonashi ran down the stairs and almost tripped over one just barely managing to stay upright. Otonashi ran towards the doors and pulled hard, but the door didn't open. He struggled so hard against the door it was almost idiotic, he banged hard hoping to get Kanade's attention, but she was caught up in the swarm of NPC's. Otonashi pulled some more until he finally noticed a note on the door that said, "Push." Otonashi facepalmed and then pushed the door open. If Naoi was here and Otonashi was Hinata, he'd probably saw he was lower than even dirt on his shoes. He got rid of that stupid image and then ran directly at Kanade, luckily for him she hadn't gotten too far.
He made a direct run to Kanade, he wasn't really caring about every NPC he was knocking down, they complained to him, but Otonashi knew they were still NPC's and didn't have souls. He only kept his eyes on Kanade. He didn't even stop to think about how strange the situation was, or how rude he was being to the NPCs. Kanade didn't notice Otonashi was running towards her until a little too late. 'Oh no.' She frantically thought and then started to run.
"KANADE!" Otonashi yelled out as Kanade ran from him as if she was afraid of something. She didn't show any emotion of fear, just that she was running from him. Otonashi kept a close eye on her as they both budged through the swarm of NPC. Otonashi soon realized he was losing Kanade, luckily they came out of the crowd and Otonashi could keep track of where Kanade was going. However Otonashi was losing his breath as Kanade ran faster. Otonashi thought quick and went up a staircase as Kanade turned the corner. Otonashi ran as fast as he could hoping his plan would work. Kanade continued running around the building. Otonashi ran to the edge of a window and then looked down as Kanade was approaching his location. He knew the school better than her, now that's interesting, but also suspicious. Otonashi quickly jumped out of the window and landed right in front of Kanade.
Kanade is completely shocked and turns around, but Otonashi with quicker as he grabs Kanade's arm and tackles her down. Otonashi quickly pins Kanade's arms to the ground and sits on her back. Kanade struggled against Otonashi who tried his best to restrain her. "Kanade, Kanade, calm down…." Otonashi said trying to calm the desperate girl. "No let me go!" Kanade gets one of her arms free and turns with her palm facing Otonashi. A massive flamethrower blasts out of Kanade's palm, Otonashi barely avoided the attack, a single second wasted and he would have been cooked alive. 'NO WAY!' Otonashi briefly thought, this made him more confused than before, then he realized still had to calm Kanade down. "Urgh, sorry Kanade!" Otonashi said apologizing for what he's about to do. He takes out a cloth and forces it onto Kanade's face. Kanade struggles against it, but then her body goes numb. Otonashi kept a cloth covered with chloroform with him for situations like this. "Ha….sorry about that, Kanade." Otonashi sighs and gets up wiping some dust off himself. Otonashi gently picks up Kanade in a bridal fashion takes her elsewhere.
Afterlife High School Infirmary
Kanade rested quietly on one of the beds in the infirmary. "Oh, oh..." Otonashi watched the whole time waiting for Kanade to wake up. His first question was, why would she run from him? And moreover, why would she fire a flamethrower at him? Come to think of it, when did she get a flamethrower? Oh, and of course how was she in the world after Otonashi personally witnessed her disappear into the next life. And, of course, if she was back, why? Did she die in the next life and was reborn here again? She didn't recognize Otonashi so she might have amnesia? Otonashi had many questions, but Kanade was out cold thanks to Otonashi's cloth. It did the work a little too well.
"Ugh..." Kanade mutters, she opens her gold eyes to see Otonashi with the first glance she gets. "Kanade?" Otonashi says happily that she woke up. "Otonashi." Kanade said quietly, still barely awake from her unconscious state. "I'll..." Otonashi paid very close attention, he didn't want to miss a thing Kanade said in case it was important. "Kill you." Otonashi flinched a little there, he wasn't sure why Kanade said that. "Kanade?" Otonashi wondered why. "Oh, right that joke, no one dies here? I never thought you'd tell a joke Kanade!" Otonashi laughs, Kanade gives him a stare showing she was not amused. "Hahaha, uh, sorry." Otonashi sweats, still he should have known better than to make someone like Kanade laugh.
Kanade gets up from her bed and throws the covers off instantly. "I'll spare you for now. Don't ever come after me like that again..." Kanade said in monotone while walking out of the room. Otonashi gasps as she leaves. "No, don't leave!" Otonashi puts his hands on Kanade's shoulders and turns her around so that they were seeing eye to eye. "Kanade? What's wrong?" Otonashi asks very worried about Kanade. "Everything." Kanade said then continues to walk around Otonashi. "Hey!" Otonashi walks up to the door of the infirmary and locks it tight and throwing the key out the window. "Kanade! You have to listen!" Kanade stared at Otonashi waiting for his speech. "I'm listening."
"Why did you run from me? Why did you attack me? Why are you trying to leave? And why did you say you'll kill me?" Otonashi said desperate for an answer. Kanade looks down, she was depressed, Otonashi realizes that, that might have been too much for Kanade. "Sorry Kanade." Otonashi pulls Kanade in for a hug. However Kanade didn't hug him back. "Your questions." Kanade started to speak. Otonashi looks down at Kanade, she glared right at him. "They're complex." She continued. "But I can answer with simply three words." Kanade said making Otonashi curious of her answer.
"I'm not Kanade."
